{"id":1803,"date":"2010-12-18T09:43:26","date_gmt":"2010-12-18T14:43:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/?p=1803"},"modified":"2010-12-18T09:43:26","modified_gmt":"2010-12-18T14:43:26","slug":"forever-stamp-program-expands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2010\/12\/18\/forever-stamp-program-expands\/","title":{"rendered":"Forever Stamp Program Expands"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Forever<\/a><\/p>\n

Forever Stamp Program Expands To Give Customers Convenience and More Choices<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

With the issuance of the Lunar New Year: Year of the Rab\u00adbit stamp on January 22, 2011, the Postal Service\u2122 will launch a major step forward to enhance the customer experi\u00adence with the expansion of the Forever\u00ae Stamp program.<\/p>\n

All new First-Class Mail\u00ae commemorative stamps issued in 2011 and beyond will be Forever Stamps. And, forever means forever. Forever Stamps can be used to mail a 1-ounce letter regardless of when the stamps are pur\u00adchased or used and no matter how prices may change in the future. They never lose value. They will always be equal with the current First-Class Mail 1-ounce rate.<\/p>\n

This customer convenience will allow customers to pur\u00adchase a greater variety of their favorite stamp subjects and not have to worry about future price changes \u2014 they will be good forever.<\/p>\n

The Postal Service developed the Forever Stamp for consumers to ease the transition during price changes. The first Forever Stamp, which remains on sale until inventories are depleted, features an image of the Liberty Bell.<\/p>\n

This holiday season, Holiday Evergreens Forever Stamps, went on sale October 21, and Forever Stamp coils, featuring Lady Liberty and the U.S. Flag were issued December 1.<\/p>\n

Now that the Postal Service offers coils, booklets, and Holiday Forever Stamps, almost 85 percent of its stamp program is Forever.<\/p>\n

Since the Forever Stamp was first issued in April 2007, 28 billion Forever Stamps have been sold, resulting in $12.1 billion in total revenue.<\/p>\n

Frequently Asked Questions<\/strong><\/p>\n

Q. Why is the Postal Service making all commemorative stamps Forever Stamps?<\/p>\n

A. We are meeting the needs of our customers. They have told us they appreciate the convenience of knowing when they buy stamps, they\u2019ll be good for\u00adever. Now, our customers don\u2019t have to worry about future price changes; now there is no need to pur\u00adchase make-up stamps when prices change.<\/p>\n

Since we now have coils, booklets, and Holiday For\u00adever Stamps, almost 85 percent of our stamp pro\u00adgram is Forever. It\u2019s good for our customers and it\u2019s good for our business to expand to the commemora\u00adtive stamps.<\/p>\n

Q. When does this transition take place?<\/p>\n

A. With the issuance of the Lunar New Year: Year of the Rabbit Forever Stamp on January 22, 2011.<\/p>\n

Q. Will all new First-Class Mail 1-ounce rate stamps is\u00adsued in 2011 be Forever Stamps forever?<\/p>\n

A. Yes, all will be Forever Stamps forever.<\/p>\n

Q. Does this decision spell the end of the commemora\u00adtive stamp program?<\/p>\n

A. No, the opposite is true. We believe customers will now appreciate the added variety of stamps that have the Forever designation.<\/p>\n

Q. Will customers be able to continue using the Liberty Bell Forever stamps?<\/p>\n

A. Yes, forever means forever. They will always be good for the prevailing single-piece First-Class Mail price.<\/p>\n

Q. How will stamp collectors react to this decision?<\/p>\n

A. We anticipate collectors will be pleased with our de\u00adcision. It means a much greater variety of stamps will be used on mail.<\/p>\n

Q. Is this likely to stimulate greater interest in the hobby of stamp collecting?<\/p>\n

A. We hope that the philatelic community will use the expansion of the Forever Stamp program as a spring\u00adboard to excite others and get them interested in the world\u2019s most popular stamp program.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Forever Stamp Program Expands To Give Customers Convenience and More Choices With the issuance of the Lunar New Year: Year of the Rab\u00adbit stamp on January 22, 2011, the Postal Service\u2122 will launch a major step forward to enhance the customer experi\u00adence with the expansion of the Forever\u00ae Stamp program. All new First-Class Mail\u00ae commemorative […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1803","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-breaking","last_archivepost"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1803","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1803"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1803\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1806,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1803\/revisions\/1806"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1803"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1803"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1803"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}